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Mindy’s amazing Jack O’ Lantern card is interactive, when you pull the tab at bottom of the pumpkin, under the stamped sentiment his mouth opens to reveal another sentiment inside. The pumpkin is die cut, with ink blending for shading, … Read More ...
This week on the Card Making blog is all about Ghosts, they appear to be the it thing for the Spooky Season this year. And what’s better than a handmade Ghost card, how about one that also lights up!? For … Read More ...
This year it seems like Ghosts are the popular icon for Halloween, especially if they are cute! I’ve been seeing so many new paper crafting supplies with adorable Ghosties this year! So if you’re ready to jump on this bandwagon … Read More ...
Brenda used dies from Simon Says to create this wonderful Haunted House card. She ink blended for the grass, added white paint splatter on navy for the night sky and used colored cardstocks for the house and ghost, adding some … Read More ...
If you’re starting on your Halloween paper crafting projects you’re going to want to download this amazing collection of Halloween silhouettes! There are 32 different designs you can download for FREE. This all black set of clipart designs has … Read More ...
How fun is this Halloween shaker card from Chari!? She used brand new products from Lawn Fawn for this amazing design of two black cats playing with witchy potion bottles. The base of the card has a swirly blue die … Read More ...
Melissa’s stunning Autumn card starts with a stamped and stenciled background on a kraft cardstock base. In the center is her stamped and die cut sentiment on a circle with a wreath of die cut leaves peeking out. There’s also … Read More ...
This darling Halloween card features a witchy bunny and wizardly cat casting up some spells using Kraft cardstock to stamp and color on. Light to medium tan cardstock is often called Kraft colored but can go by different names with … Read More ...
It’s time to start crafting for Halloween and this week I’m focusing on Witches, one of my personal favorite Halloween icons! One thing I love about them is they can be evil, creepy, sweet or funny so they work with … Read More ...
I love the juxtaposition of the dark and spooky background and the cute happy witch dressed in bright blue on this darling card from Deborah! The witch is stamped and colored with alcohol based markers and placed on a pre-printed … Read More ...
I love creating shaker cards, those fun interactive designs that have spaces for sequins, beads or anything tiny that will move and shake inside the design. It used to be we used layers of foam tape, topped with clear acetate … Read More ...
This beautiful card design from Miss Mandee has Art Nouveau influence with a detailed floral frame and background with a bold lacy dragonfly in the center. You can download this lovely SVG cut file that also includes an envelope sized … Read More ...
Layering stencils have taken stenciling to the next level with the ability to created detailed scenes and patterns. This stunning card looks like it was water colored but is actually stenciled with shades of blues, greens and yellow ink pads. … Read More ...
I know everyone loves beautiful butterflies but personally I love moths more! So I really relate to one of the new stamp sets released from Lawn Fawn called “I Like Cute Moths”! Moths are just as lovely as butterflies with … Read More ...
Celestial designs have been popular for awhile, you’ll find this trendy imagery on everything from clothing to tattoos and of course crafting products and projects as well. If you’re into suns, stars, moons, constellations and Zodiac signs then you’re going … Read More ...